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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
LIB - Printed volumes and other printed material, mostly on Sir John Franklin and related topics - 1714-1994
9 - Prints of engravings of Arctic expeditions and prints in the collection of William Porden - [late 18th cent-1856]
6 - Collection of prints of William Porden - [c1768-1856]
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/LIB/9/6/36
Former Reference
D3311/140/36
Title
Print entitled "Omphale", engraved on an onyx gemstone belonging to Philip Carteret Webb, esquire, etched by T. Worlidge
Date
[c1768]
Description
In Greek mythology Omphale was at one time the owner and then the husband of Hercules; in the print her head is shown in profile, wearing skin of the Nemean Lion killed by Hercules. Taken from "A select Collection of Drawings from curious antique Gems, most of them in the possession of the Nobility and Gentry of this Kingdom, etched after the manner of Rembrandt," by Thomas Worlidge .
Published by Dryden Leach, London, 1768. Paper size 18 x 25 cm, image size 6.5 x 8 cm.
Extent
1 print
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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Worlidge; Thomas (1700-1766); portrait painter and etcher
Webb; Philip Cartaret (1702-1770); barrister and antiquary
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